Nexus Community Partners

Looking for your next move? Nexus is hiring a CFO! Salary Range $116,343-$156,938 - Open Until Filled Excellent Benefits Package including unlimited PTO and 4-day work week, 80-90% employer covered health/dental/vision, wellness stipend, cell phone reimbursement, home office stipend - and more!

Publicly appointed boards and commissions in local, regional and state government are a hidden level of power in most communities. “Publicly appointed” means that elected or appointed government officials—like the mayor or county commissioners—choose and place the members of these boards and commissions, instead of those members being directly elected by, and responsive to, the people. Those appointed to these boards are disproportionately older, highly educated, white, homeowner men. When we make decisions that affect all of our lives—across race, place, gender, and more—we must share the power in making those decisions. Come learn how to get a seat on a decision-making table! Join one of our upcoming info sessions: https://buff.ly/41qHGql 1️⃣ Dec. 10, 5:30 – 6:30 pm (Zoom) 2️⃣ Jan. 9, 5:30 – 6:30 pm (In person) 3️⃣ Jan. 14, noon – 1 pm (Zoom) Nexus' Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute is a 7-month fellowship that supports, trains, and helps place BIPOC and other underrepresented community members on city and county publicly appointed boards and commissions. Apply by Jan. 20! https://buff.ly/3V00NmU

Our eighth North Star cohort is in full swing! Our 24 fellows represent 10 cooperatives, with missions focused on housing, community wealth building, solidarity and connection, life skills, empowerment, art, healing, and mental health. Meet the North Stars and learn about their work on our blog! https://buff.ly/4gnTjT9

Eight years ago, HwaJeong Kim was volunteering at her local library and serving on her neighborhood district council. She loved her community, and she was motivated to do more to give back. That’s when she found our Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI). The skills and connections helped HwaJeong build confidence and take her next steps. She went on to serve on the Saint Paul Planning Commission and work as the Legislative Aide for Saint Paul’s Ward 5 City Councilmember before being elected to the role herself! ➡️ BCLI helps BIPOC and other historically oppressed people serve at all levels of government. Join us in helping marginalized people have a seat at the table! Whether you can contribute $20 or a story about what Nexus means to you, you will continue to make our work possible. Make a donation at https://buff.ly/49mGE09 ➡️ As we reflect on the last two decades and look toward the years to come, we want to know: What does Nexus mean to you? Whether you were part of Payne-Lake Community Partners at the beginning or discovered Nexus this year, we want to hear from you! Share your story at https://buff.ly/49oWNlR

Join our very first Heal the Healers Convening Feb. 27 – March 1! This three-day, in-person conference is designed for all healers, wherever they find themselves on the healer’s journey. Attendees will immerse themselves in sessions advocating the necessity of self-care, from meditation techniques to stress management, amidst workshops on holistic care and professional growth. ✨ Reserve your spot today! Space is limited to 75 attendees. ✨ https://buff.ly/3ZBo6q1 Please note payment is required to complete registration. Rates are mindfully and lovingly curated on a sliding scale through individual self selection. 🌿 Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is part of an ever-growing movement to provide resources, support, and spaces for rest and restoration for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color movement leaders. In this space, we lift up our elders, healers, guides, artists, and community culture bearers intergenerationally, holding our communities through joy, grief, and passing ancestral practices.

It’s not too late to sign up for this Wednesday’s Black Study Session! Guest speakers Ebony Gustave, Kenna Cottman, and Jayanthi Rajasa will introduce the solidarity economy, explore connections between the solidarity economy and Kwanzaa, and engage in an observance of Kwanzaa through different practices. We invite you to bring a picture of an ancestor and an item that is meaningful to you. 💚🖤❤️ RSVP at https://buff.ly/3CkxrJp ✨ Ebony Gustave is an artist and a web weaver, community architect, and storyteller. Before producing and hosting Cooperative Journal podcast, she journeyed around the world collecting stories across cultures, experientially learning tools for self-sufficiency, and researching indigenous plants. She is currently an artist organizer with Art.coop and the cultural organizing project Creative Wildfire. ✨ Kenna-Camara Cottman is Black, non-binary, a parent, a child and a community member in Mni Sota Makoce. Kenna is an abolitionist non-violent transmitter and receiver and is also in the practice of creating and experiencing Black space for cultural arts and liberation. ✨ Jayanthi Rajasa is a multidisciplinary artist, teaching artist, and songstress dedicated to singing from the heart. Jaya collects songs that speak to her struggle, empowerment and ability to be, change, and move forward while honoring the unremembered changers and movers of the past.

Last chance to submit workshop proposals for our Heal the Healer’s Convening! Submissions are due this Sunday, Dec. 1, by 11:59 pm ➡️ https://buff.ly/48vyjH2 We’re seeking presentations/activities that fall into one or more of the following themes: ✨ Spirituality: Mindfulness, meditation, and conscious contact with a higher power encourage individuals to pause and reflect, promoting mental relaxation and emotional balance.  ✨ Somatic: Body work, yoga, massage, and other practices help individuals release physical tension and stress, facilitating deeper relaxation and enhancing overall well-being. ✨ Art: Activities such as painting, drawing, or crafting allow individuals to relax and unwind, reducing stress and facilitating mental rejuvenation. ✨ Mending Wounds: Creating safe spaces for individuals to process their experiences and emotions fosters relaxation and mental clarity. We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a conference that truly nourishes and empowers our community of healers!

Congratulations to our grantmaking partner NDN Collective on the second year of their Collective Abundance Fund! They have gifted almost $16 million to nearly 400 Indigenous people in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota over the last couple years! Nexus’ Open Road Fund and NDN Collective’s Collective Abundance Fund were resourced by the Bush Foundation to help address racial wealth gaps between white communities and Indigenous and Black communities in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Our friends at NDN Collective are dedicated to building Indigenous power — creating sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building, and narrative change. Learn more about their work and the Collective Abundance Fund at https://lnkd.in/gyKiQTEB

Hey, Hamline Midway! The Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus is presenting on the LOCAL Fund, a grant for co-op development in the City of Saint Paul, to the Hamline Midway Coalition's Development Committee on Dec. 5, 6:30 pm CST. Curious to learn more about what the LOCAL Fund can support? Join in person at Hamline University or via Zoom! https://lnkd.in/ezuFZKAR

Grateful to have facilitated a movement workshop for Nexus Community Partners’ ROOT (Reclaiming Our Own Time) Sabbatical Fellowship! It was a true honor to witness movement create bright moments of abundance and joy for an incredible cohort of BIPOC changemakers, and to see the ways community can show up, hold each other’s stories, and accompany cycles of change. Thank you, Nexus!